Foreign direct investment program;

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I want to discuss with the American people
a subject of vital concern to the economic
health and well-being of this Nation and the
Free World. It is our international balance of
payments position. The strength of our dollar
depends on the strength of that position. The
soundness of the Free World monetarg sys­tem,
which rests largely on the dollar, also
depends on the strength of that position.39